Hi to all,

I would like to know if it's possible to configure the Mikrotik as switch on the wan side.

We have ONE public ip address and the idea is to put the MT on the WAN side and configure it as a switch and use some of the capabilities of the switch.

We want to use RB2011iL-IN like this:

PRIVATE LAN ----- ROUTER-------- WAN -------- MIKROTIK----- WAN
192.168.0.0/24------other brand----- 80.0.0.1----------------------80.0.0.1

Many thanks

Hi to all,

I would like to know if it's possible to configure the Mikrotik as switch on the wan side.

We have ONE public ip address and the idea is to put the MT on the WAN side and configure it as a switch and use some of the capabilities of the switch.

We want to use RB2011iL-IN like this:

PRIVATE LAN ----- ROUTER-------- WAN -------- MIKROTIK----- WAN
192.168.0.0/24------other brand----- 80.0.0.1----------------------80.0.0.1

Many thanks

Hi gerry013,

Yes, it's possible to use a MikroTik Routerboard as a switch. You need to use "master-port" feature in "/interface ethernet" menu in your Routerboard. According to the Mikrotik Wiki, "a 'master' port will be the port through which the RouterOS will communicate to all ports in the group".

Example:

[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> set ether4,ether5 master-port=ether3
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> print
Flags: X - disabled, R - running, S - slave
# NAME MTU MAC-ADDRESS ARP MASTER-PORT SWITCH
0 R ether1 1500 00:0C:42:3E:5D:BB enabled
1 ether2 1500 00:0C:42:3E:5D:BC enabled none switch1
2 R ether3 1500 00:0C:42:3E:5D:BD enabled none switch1
3 S ether4 1500 00:0C:42:3E:5D:BE enabled ether3 switch1
4 RS ether5 1500 00:0C:42:3E:5D:BF enabled ether3 switch1

Ethernet ports 4 and 5 are in the same switch group of ethernet port 3. Note that ports 4 and 5 have the flags S (slave). More informations about compatibility of switch chip and routerboards, and more switch features, you'll find below:

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Sw ... _Switching

Regards,

Many thanks pietroscherer,

Just done the config following the wiki and it works.

Many thanks